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<p>[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1265289, member: 26302"]That is the other wrinkle to price guides. I will write this but believe me I am not trying to impune anyone, it just is:</p><p><br /></p><p>Most price guides ALWAYS list a higher price for common items, and usually list a low price for the truly rare material. This benefits the dealers since they know they can always sell the rare material for higher than book to collectors, and also benefits them by putting a price floor on the common stock, stuff they always have a lot of. I am not saying this is intentional, but is true of every price guide I have ever used. </p><p><br /></p><p>Everyone should keep this in mind when using these. You are not getting a deal by buying 10x of a common item at half cat, and you are not getting hosed by paying 30% higher for rare material. That is the REAL market, something which price guides have never shown in my opinion.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1265289, member: 26302"]That is the other wrinkle to price guides. I will write this but believe me I am not trying to impune anyone, it just is: Most price guides ALWAYS list a higher price for common items, and usually list a low price for the truly rare material. This benefits the dealers since they know they can always sell the rare material for higher than book to collectors, and also benefits them by putting a price floor on the common stock, stuff they always have a lot of. I am not saying this is intentional, but is true of every price guide I have ever used. Everyone should keep this in mind when using these. You are not getting a deal by buying 10x of a common item at half cat, and you are not getting hosed by paying 30% higher for rare material. That is the REAL market, something which price guides have never shown in my opinion. Chris[/QUOTE]
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